Government b.tech college low jee main rank
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If your JEE Main rank is low and you're looking for government B.Tech colleges, you still have some chances depending on your category, home state, and the branch you're aiming for.
You can target newer or lower-demand NITs and IIITs, where cutoffs are higher. Branches like Civil, Mechanical, or Metallurgy tend to have higher closing ranks than CSE or ECE. If you’re from a reserved category like SC, ST, or PWD, your chances improve significantly, even in decent government institutes.
State government colleges under state counselling often have more relaxed cutoffs, especially for home state candidates. For example, in states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, or Bihar, there are government colleges where you may get admission even with a relatively low JEE rank, especially if you belong to EWS, OBC, or SC/ST categories.
You can also look into GFTIs (Government Funded Technical Institutions) like Assam University, Gurukula Kangri, and others that sometimes admit students with higher ranks in non-core branches.
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